An individualized beginning construction course, CT 225, was developed
to accommodate students entering the clothing course sequences
with varying amounts of knowledge and skill in the area of construction.
The faculty in the Clothing, Textiles & Related Arts Department at
Oregon State University wanted to determine new students' skills and...
The present research was an exploratory study which investigated the marketing practices of textile-related, home-based business owners. Questionnaires were mailed to 204 textile-related, home-based businesses throughout the continental United States. The final response rate was 42 percent with 86 useable questionnaires. A five-point semantic differential scale was used to measure...
The children's apparel industry is a fast-growing
industry in the United States. It is important to determine
what factors are considered as the most important when
parents purchase their pre-school children's clothing. To
gain a better understanding of parent-consumers' purchasing
behavior of pre-school children's apparel, this study
focused on parent-consumers'...
In 1990, the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges moved to an
accreditation model based on outcomes, their assessment and deliberative attempts at
institutional change and improvement. No study existed in northwest community colleges
which identified the systematic application of effectiveness indicators for institutional
change and improvement. This study was...
Although the public schools have spent billions of dollars on computer
technology, only a few teachers are integrating them into their teaching. The
purpose of this study was to determine barriers to the integration of computers into
teaching and potential teaching strategies to encourage integration. Teachers (N=122) from 14 elementary...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the marketing strategies of custom clothing home-based business owners by identifying selected demographic characteristics, general business information, marketing strategies, and current and potential future marketing support from members who were custom clothier home-based business owners affiliated with the Professional Association of Custom...
Changing demographics and lifestyles in Thailand are eroding traditional patterns of family support for the elderly. Caring for the elderly within the family structure is no longer assured. However, the concept of living in retirement housing is unfamiliar to most senior Thai citizens. The purpose of this study was to...
According to Blackwell, Miniard, and Engel (2001), "[c]ulture has a profound effect on why and how people buy and consume products and services" (p. 320). In the present study, Hofstede's classifications of national culture are used as a framework to examine the relationships among long-term orientation national culture (Taiwan and...
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the moderating role of hedonic shopping value in shopping experience satisfaction in the context of clothing shopping. Hedonic shopping value is an emotional and hedonic appreciation of shopping. According to the existing literature, consumers' hedonic shopping value is associated with several...
Typologies of intimate violence are part of an emerging paradigm towards a multifaceted, multi-theoretical approach to understanding the causes and effects of intimate violence. For this new paradigm to be implemented into research and practice, there are several gaps in the knowledge base that must be addressed. In particular, there...